and remember for the last year the district has been using a private ambulance service for cases like these critical calls, and last night the chief sent a 4 got a copy of it. chief says response times for these advanced life support units has not improved despite the addition of that private ambulance service. now, a couple of hours after news 4 broke the news on twitter the department then issued a statement saying in part, we are taking action to improve our first arriving paramedic times by aggressively hiring paramedics and adding three medics units. so again, we are live in northeast where a news conference is expected later today about midday and of course we'll bring that to you on news 4 midday. back to you. >>> thank you. and this is a story you saw first on news 4 and we'll continue staying on top of developments today. make sure you download the nbc washington app so you can watch the press conference live. >>> fairfax county firefighters found the body of a little boy inside a burning home in l 5:00 last night. justin finch will have a live report at 6:30. you can check h

response times have not improved nearly a year into the district's use of a private ambulance service. he made the statement in a letter to firefighters and paramedics. a spokesman released a statement countering that statement saying in part, quote, the bottom line is that we are responding faster to 911 calls adding that the department is aggressively hiring paramedics and adding three medic units. this comes as the mayor is scheduled to tout the department's improvements today and announce changes in the way the district bills insurance companies for ambulance services. we'll be at today's announcement. >>> as early as today the trump administration could roll back federal guidelines that allow them to use bathrooms with who they identify. president obama called on schools to revamp bathroom guidelines. that has quote, given rise to significant litigation and needs to be changed. if it is changed it could have an effect on several legal cases including that of gavin grim. he sued the school boort board for not allowing him to be use the boys' bathroom. >>> huge crowds at national h

response times have not improved nearly a year into the district's use of a private ambulance serviceer to firefighters and paramedics. a spokesman released a statement countering that statement saying in part, quote, the bottom line is that we are responding faster to 911 calls adding that the department is aggressively hiring paramedics and adding three medic units. this comes as the mayor is scheduled to tout the department's improvements today and announce changes in the way the district bills insurance companies for ambulance services. we'll be at today's announcement. >>> as early as today the trump administration could roll back federal guidelines that allow

the ambulance service said there was nothing they could do and she was confirmed dead at the scene. of how strong the winds have been? we have had winds of up to 80 mph. it is incredibly blustery out there today and it has caused havoc in towns, villages and on our roads. we have had three is coming down on many of our main rates causing disruption to traffic and it has been so bad that the councils have even closed off parts of the town and city centres. in wolverhampton, queens square which is usually a very busy area of the city centre has been closed off as well as dudley street following the death of this woman. also, west bromwich, the house —— the high street has also been closed off due to falling debris. dudley zoo has been forced to close, which is a lwa ys been forced to close, which is always popular especially in half term, has had to close because of high wind and weather. as i look outside the office at the moment, i can hear the wind at the window. it is especially windy out there. can hear the wind at the window. it is especially windy out therem that forecast to co

much about how the safety of the american citizens, protected by the great policemen and the ambulance serviceill track down the killers, the media helping. although they look hapless, as the brothers led them a merry dance for 89 hours and ended up hiding in someone's boat. it is slightly ridiculous, without the humour and the absurdity as to what terrorism can do. it is dangerous, it is called patriots day, so it's very american and up—thumping, but it loses something because of that, because it is about people who wanted to be anti—american. i wanted them to explore that more darkly than it does. let's move on to george best. a great footballer. beautiful to watch him play. then in his later life, so sad, really. he became an alcoholic. is this a good film? this is a documentary. we have seen many films of him. the popping of the champagne, the dazzling eyes. he was the first boutique footballer. but footballers have changed. football has changed. it does not look like this anymore. but he was wispy, incandescent, he had it all by 22, but washed up and retired by 27. it is put together like

is very much of the safety of the american citizens, protected by the great policemen and the ambulance serviceey will track down the killers, the media helping. although they look hapless, as the brothers led them a merry dance for 89 hours and ended up hiding in someone‘s boat. it is slightly ridiculous, without the humour and the absurdity as to what terrorism can do. it is dangerous, it is called patriots day, so it's very american and tub—thumping, but it loses something because of that, because it is about people who wanted to be anti—american. i wanted them to explore that more darkly than it does. let's move on to george best. a great footballer. beautiful to watch him play. then in his later life, so sad, really. he became an alcoholic. is this a good film? this is a documentary. we have seen many films of him. the popping of the champagne, the dazzling eyes. he was the first boutique footballer. but footballers have changed. football has changed. it does not look like this anymore. but he was wispy, incandescent, he had it all by 22, but washed up and retired by 27. it is put together

first broke this and remember, for about the last year the district has been using a private ambulance service for cases just like that. in a message sent to firefighters and obtained by news 4 the chief says response times for this advanced life support unit have not improved despite the addition of the private ambulance service. so here's what we heard from the department late last night in a statement from them saying in part, we are taking action to improve our first arriving paramedic times by aggressively hiring paramedics and adding three medic units. now, here this morning we are life outside engine 30 in northeast because this is where the mayor is expected to hold the news conference later this morning. of course we'll have that coverage for you there, but she's expected to tout some of the things sha have been going well over the course of the last year. more on this story as it develops this morning but we're live in northeast for you. back to you. >> thank you. and will be at today's announcement. >>> just incredible grief at the scene of a house fire that left a little boy dead d

all stems from an ambulance service. >> they said there must have been a mistake. got nowhere.led consumer investigator, for answers. chris, did you get some? >> answers and refund. people say they were labeled financial dead beats. though they never got a chance to make the first payment. >> i was in so much pain. >> an ambulance rushed anna gonzalez from work to the hospital. >> i remember the ride. it was so bumpy. awe thought was more than two years ago. but back in july, anna got a letter from a debt collector, demanding almost 1600 for the ambulance ride. before she had ever seen a bill. >> nobody contacted me. you know? i sent in my insurance, you know, information. you know, why haven't they done anything? >> that's exactly what i was going through. >> he was in a car crash at san jose intersection more than two years ago. he also recently received a demand for $1600. that he supposedly owed to the ambulance company. rural metro. >> i was shocked because i never had, like, any news from -- from rural metro. about, about a bill or anything. >> 25 bay area consumers told

the fire brigade, police, ambulance service, they all have to have equipment that works, and the rightt by a high—profile resignation, that of national—security adviser michael flynn, who has been forced to quit after it was revealed that he misled white house officials about his contacts with russia. but questions are being asked about who in the white house knew what and when.

we then know that the police were called by the london ambulance service to her home which is in south1.40pm where a woman aged in her 40s was pronounced dead at the scene. police are saying the death is being treated as unexplained, but at this early stage as you can see, this is only an hour or two ago, police are not treating the death as suspicious and as you might imagine simon, inquiries into the circumstances are continuing. she was the original it girl with fantastic connections? she is the girl who seemed to have it all, didn't she? she had money and came from a wealthy family, with royal connections, so she had status as well. she was the god daufr prince charles, her parents were great friends with royalty. she was good looking. as i say from a wealthy family, but she often made headlines for the wrong reasons. who can remember, who can forget rather her attending her own birthday party in attending her own birthday party in a white bikini, a fur coat and snorkel and she did have well documented problems with drugs and she had a very serious cocaine problem at one point and

remember about the last year the di private ambulance service for these critical cases. a new report that we were just handed this morning before this conference began indicates that almost half of the calls to 911 are nonemergency and they place a burden on the system. because of that, this report is making recommendations to try and alleviate that problem. one such recommendation would be to add a nurse triage line when people call 911 to assess the situation and see if it really requires an ambulance to be there. another moment -- just a few minutes ago mayor bowser speaking of legislation she's introducing. >> it requires insurance companies to cover 100% of the cost associated with emergency ambulance and pre-hospital services. this bill is part of the larger effort to connect more residents to affordable and reliable services that they expect and that they deserve. >> reporter: still a lot to conference as we mentioned just got under way a few minutes ago in the grand scheme of things we're talking faster response times when you call 911 but zeroing in on when the

the fire brigade, the police, the ambulance service, they all have to go out with equipment that worksrts creates unfairness. you've suffered injury, you think that the lawyer, the organisation, the mod, is at fault, and yet you are asked to rely upon the mod to assess the compensation that it should pay you for the damage that it has caused you. that's not right. but the mod and defence secretary remain convinced of the need for change. what we are working on is a way of getting them faster and better compensation so that if the ministry has done something wrong with a piece of equipment they don't have to spend years suing us through the courts. the mod's consultation on its proposals ends injust over a week. colin redpath hopes that for the injured, and families of the fallen, the new system ensures maximum safety and fairness. clive coleman, bbc news. around 200,000 people living close to america's tallest dam have been told it's still not safe for them to return home. the area around the dam in northern california was evacuated, after fears that it could collapse. they still don't

the ambulance service say it struck a soundly on the head, causing major trauma, and that she was confirmedave been hearing on the ground all this afternoon from witnesses that this afternoon from witnesses that this piece of wood that hit the this afternoon from witnesses that this pie they wood that hit the this afternoon from witnesses that this pie they had d that hit the this afternoon from witnesses that this pie they had been: hit the this afternoon from witnesses that this pie they had been part:he this afternoon from witnesses that this pie they had been part of a larger woman they had been part of a larger structure, possibly an air vent some of which came off the roof behind me, slipped off the canopy of starbucks there and fell on this poor woman, just at the moment that she happened to be in wolverhampton city centre. a tragic accident. star bucks say that they had been shocked and deeply saddened by this terrible incident. they have been helping police with their investigation, and in fact, west midlands police are due to name this woman first thing in. morning. due to name th

in a statement, the london ambulance service apologised for the delay in getting to kavele.ickle cell society to improve care to patients. they regularly audit the care they provide, and sickle cell training is given to all their ambulance crews. it's like you're getting stabbed all over your body, and while you're getting stabbed, someone's pouring acid on you. kehinde is one of 15,000 people in britain living with sickle cell disease. it causes crippling pain, but kehinde claims he has had to wait hours in hospital for treatment. sickle cell patients can't be waiting in a cubicle for two plus hours, while under a sickle cell crisis episode, to get treated. jo howard is a sickle cell consultant. in a recent report she says that staff shortages mean patients are not getting the right care. patients shouldn't be left in pain. patients should be treated within 30 minutes. i think that is an absolutely reasonable thing that we should be doing for every patient. i think all trusts, really, should be aiming to do that. growing up with it, i've had to teach the doctors about it. d

which we're creating for the 300,000 fire police and ambulance services. >> you were one of the key lobbyistsinst being dedicated to emergency services. he lobbied for a check so you could use some of the funds. is that a misstep? because the u.s., canada, columbia, mexico, argentina, that iall have emergency spectrum. >> with new network slicing capability on show at this show, we're able to create what is effectively a dedicated network -- >> ruthless preemption is the standard in other countries. if everyone is connected to a cell via a mobile phone, you're not going to kick off those customers to give calls to emergency serves. >> i think that would be an expectation with us running that network and it's a fantastic program. and all eyes are on us to deliver this within the next year and we've announced great innovation with drones and balloons and emergency response vehicles too. >> a lot of press about helium balloons. it all captures our imagination but there's so many issues getting past regulatory hurdles. so what's the capability of using those innovative products. >> we have them w

he sustained head injuries, three ambulances were called, plus other medical services.ment of the owners of the shop later, they say they are preparing a statement. the local council so they are working with the police on this, although the health and safety executive tell us they are not currently involved with this investigation. uk inflation has risen at its highest rate in two and half years. the office for national statistics said consumer prices rose 1.8% last month, up from 1.6% in december. the increase was driven by higher fuel prices and the fall in the value of the pound. that's a summary of the latest news. join me for bbc newsroom live at 11am. here's the sport headlines now with will perry. manchester city moved up to second in the premier league with a 2—0 victory at bournemouth. this goal from raheem sterling gave them a 1—0 lead. that just before from raheem sterling gave them a 1—0 lead. thatjust before the half—hour mark. mings got the final touch in the second half to make it 2—0, they are now eight points behind chelsea, with 13 to play. anthony wat

why is this still a problem a year after the city brought in a private ambulance service? s tracy would agree, the response times by the ambulances and friire departments is a nationwide problem. the city, for example, gets 170,000 calls a year. they think that more than half of them a almost are calls that aren't true emergencies. the city hired this private ambulance service to help out, but it's very, very difficult to respond to all the people. >> tracy, not an issue in prince george's? >> no, they're happy with the response times in prince george's county. we just have a new fire chief coming in. he has been there for six years, joined the fire department from arlington a few years ago, was made deputy chief in prince george's county when he came on board. the challenge really in prince george's county for this new chief is going to be to continue to nurture that relationship between career firefighters and volunteer staff. this has been an ongoing issue in the county. it's not so much response times in prince george's county as much as it is interpersonnel communicati

accept as a society that we could not resuscitate a cardiac arrest victim because the local ambulance service can't get epinephrine. >> reporter: the rising costs and shortages of drugs has forced some local fire departments to take staff out of the field and and buying supplies. >> it rises to the level of national security, being able to save a human life. >> reporter: news4 reached out to the pharmaceutical industry for comment but did not hear back in time for this report. >>> a plea tonight from manassas city officials to the owner of a mobile home park. they're trying to get them to allow families with children to stay until the end of the school year. in august residents of the east end mobile home park were told to be out this month because of the failing sewer system. the city plans to buy the property and fix the sewer. a nonprofit is trying to raise enough money to fix the sewer and allow residence debts to st >>> the original facebook post has been shared more than a million times. the sign outside the cen phones and pay at tentention to their kids. most of the folks shares this p

with response times for the most urgent 911 medical calls, one year after it added a private ambulance service to its fleet. the fire chief acknowledged the problem yesterday, and today we've heard from him and the mayor about some big changes coming to the system. news4's mark segraves reports. >> reporter: right now, the policy for the dc fire department is, if you call for an ambulance, one will come and take you to the hospital regardless of your condition. for years first responders have complained about the dc patients' bill of rights, saying it results in hundreds of calls from people who don't need an ambulance as much as they need a ride to a doctor's appointment. today dc's mayor and fire chief announced they're considering changed th changing that policy and only transporting patients in need of urgent medical care. they're considering hiring a private company to staff nurses at the 911 call center to screen some calls to determine if an ambulance is actually needed. >> what we're talking about is making sure emergency vehicles and personnel and hospital rooms are available for peop

we called 999 and the ambulance service we re called 999 and the ambulance service were there in abouthearsals for this in the past, we were ready for something we did not wa nt to were ready for something we did not want to happen. can you describe that? he was winched down? want to happen. can you describe that? he was winched down7m want to happen. can you describe that? he was winched down? it was amazing to watch. after the rescue services came, the payet paramedics, the fire services, they have specialist unit that do rescues from tall buildings and cliffs and so forth, and they were like mountaineers. they were about 120 feet up in the tower. they rigged various ropes and pulleys and safety gearand various ropes and pulleys and safety gear and after ian was put in a special structure which was pumped up special structure which was pumped up around him to keep him still and safe, he was winched down about 100 feet by one of the rescue team. i wa nted feet by one of the rescue team. i wanted to go down with him, it was read great to watch! and you say you had prepared for this kin

we would accept as a society that we could not resuscitate a cardiac victim because the local ambulance service get epinephrine or something like that. >> news 4 reached out to the pharmaceutical industry reps for comment but we have yet to hear back. >>> macy's could soon have a new owner. the department chain had disappointing holiday sales and lost shoppers to online retailers. the cincinnati business journal reports it's possible that ross could buy macy's next year. macy's ceo is stepping down and says he is willing to sell. >> well, another department store also cutting ties with a member of the first family. >> landon dowdy is in new york with the details on that. >> good friday morning to you. in order some says it will stop selling ivanka trump clothing and accessories. they say it was based on sales performance. a spokes person didn't say whether the move is permanent, only that they make buying decisions each season and the move comes amid a week long campaign by a group a boycott of retailers that carry ivanka and donald trump merchandise. back over to you. >>> virginia state police

we phoned up the ambulance service, they were here in ten minutes. lot of practices. the tower is open to the public so we know how to get them down if we need to. then they brought a specialist rescue unit. they reaped some rights to the top of the tower, we opened up the trap doors to go down to the shop floor and he was lowered on one of the specialist stretchers. he was down in three orfour specialist stretchers. he was down in three or four minutes. they were just fantastic to watch and it was seamless. thank you so much, mark. ian was taken to hospital on saturday night, he received some stitches in his head and was x—rayed for a potential fracture stitches in his head and was x—rayed for a potentialfracture in his back. he has now been discharged and we are told he is trying to recuperate and recover at home after what was a very shocking accident. studio: a lucky escape, too. almost 200,000 people living below america's tallest dam in california have been ordered to leave their homes. residents started fleeing the area after being told a chan

to more than two dozen of our viewers targeted by a debt collector and it all stems from an ambulance service they said there must have been a mistake, but they got nowhere. so they called in consumer vthor chris chmura for some answers as we found out. [ sirens ] >> i was in so much pain. >> reporter: an ambulance rushed ana gonzalez from work to the hospital. >> and i remember the ride. it was so bumpy. >> reporter: that was more than two years ago. but back in july, ana got a letter from a debt collector demanding almost $1,600 for the ambulance ride before she'd ever seen a bill. >> nobody has contacted me, you know. i sent them my insurance, you know, information. why haven't they done anything? >> that's exactly what i'm going through. >> reporter: this man was in a car crash at the san jose intersection more than two years ago. he also recently receive aid demand from credence for $1,600 that he supposedly owed to the ambulance company, rural metro. >> i was shocked because i never had like any news from rural metro about a bill or anything. >> reporter: 25 bay area consumers have told

this morning at 11:43am, the ambulance service received 59 99 —— 50 999 calls for a woman with head injuriesorm doris. the ambulance said it was nothing they could do and she was confirmed dead at the scene. what has the weather been like there? we've had winds of up to 80 miles an hour. it is incredibly blustery out there today and it has caused havoc in towns, villages and on the roads. we had trees coming down on many of our main roads and it has been so bad that the councils have even closed off pa rt that the councils have even closed off part of the town and city centre in wolverhampton. queens square which is usually a busy area of the city centre has been closed off as well as dudley street following the death of this woman but also in bromwich were the street has been closed off due to debris. dudley zoo which is always very popular, especially during half term, has had to close due to high winds and weather. as i look outside the office at the moment, i can hear the wind. is that forecast to continue for a whale where you are? —— while. yes. it is not expected to come down the city

the fire brigade, the police, the ambulance service, they all have to go out with equipment that worksoyer the organisation, the mod, is at fault, and yet you are asked to rely upon the mod to assess the compensation that it should pay you for the damage that it has caused you. that's not right. but the mod and defence secretary remain convinced of the need for change. what we are consulting on is a way of getting them faster and better compensation so that if the ministry has done something wrong with a piece of equipment they don't have to spend years suing us through the courts. the mod‘s consultation on its proposals ends injust over a week. the mod‘s consultation on its proposals ends injust over a week. colin redpath hopes that for the injured, and families of the fallen, the new system ensures maximum safety and fairness. clive coleman, bbc news. in a moment a summary of the business news but first, the headlines. the kremlin is refusing to comment on the resignation of president trump's national security adviser. general michael flynn stepped down after it emerged he hadn't tol

ems is the regulatory body that provides oversight of the ambulance services and the emergency services. >> okay. that's dr. brown's position. >> dr. brown is the medical director of ems and we have another position we're recruiting this year for the ems director. >> [inaudible] >> so we certify all of the paramedics and investigate bad outcome from ambulance delivery to a hospital and protocols within the ambulances and type of services and level of service we provide is included in that ems role but we don't do the 911 call center. >> got it and the last question goes to the balance summary. i think it was back three slides. that one, yes. so i understand the 3% so we have a net savings next year of 23 million and then the next year we are a little over so they're going to call it a wash but we meet the two year goal of 3%. 3% is that correct? >> that's correct. and this often happens and our practice and going over the two years. >> balancing over the cycle. >> exactly and balancing to the bottom line and what you see here. >> my concern is if the 3% stays in place and i guess we're

the ambulance service said she was struck and suffered severe trauma to the head and was confirmed deadhave had no official identification on this woman, the police still trying to reach her relatives. it seems now you can see behind me that piece of wood that hit this woman in this freak, tragic accident, is being taken away for forensic analysis. the health and safety executive have been here as well, no doubt wanting to find out exactly where it came off and under what circumstances. tonight, sudbury, very bad news for one. thank you. let's go to merseyside, it looks a bit,, but it or the brunt earlier. absolutely, they are saying the worst storm to hit this area for ten yea rs, worst storm to hit this area for ten years, and the port of liverpool, one of the biggest in the country, was forced to close today. gusts of 100 mph, so they were closed for safety reasons and no trades today. in the north west, it has been the story of widespread travel disruption. you saw the cancellations at manchester airport and that plane had to make an emergency landing, a couple of attem pts emergenc

in a statement, the ambulance service apologise for the delay in getting to the child. society to improve care to patients. they regularly ordered the care they provide and sickle cell training is given to all ambulance crews. provide and sickle cell training is given to all ambulance crewsm provide and sickle cell training is given to all ambulance crews. it is like being stabbed while someone is pouring acid on you. this man is one of 15,000 people in britain living with sickle cell disease. it causes crippling pain but he claims he has had to wait hours in hospital for treatment. waiting in a cubicle for two plus hours. jo howard is a sickle cell consultant. in a recent report she says that staff shortages mean that patients are not getting the right care. patients should not be left in pain. patients should be treated within 30 minutes. i think thatis treated within 30 minutes. i think that is an absolutely reasonable thing that we should be doing for every patient. i think all trusts should be aiming to do that. every patient. i think all trusts should be aiming to

ems is the regulatory body that provides oversight of the ambulance services and the emergency services okay. that's dr. brown's position. >> dr. brown is the medical director of ems and we have another position we're recruiting this year for the ems director. >> [inaudible] >> so we certify all of the paramedics and investigate bad outcome from ambulance delivery to a hospital and protocols within the ambulances and type of services and level of service we provide is included in that ems role but we don't do the 911 call center. >> got it and the last question goes to the balance summary. i think it was back three slides. that one, yes. so i understand the 3% so we have a net savings next year of 23 million and then the next year we are a little over so they're going to call it a wash but we meet the two year goal of 3%. 3% is that correct? >> that's correct. and this often happens and our practice and going over the two years. >> balancing over the cycle. >> exactly and balancing to the bottom line and what you see here. >> my concern is if the 3% stays in place and i guess we're at 2

ems is the regulatory body that provides oversight of the ambulance services and the emergency services. >> okay. that's dr. brown's position. >> dr. brown is the medical director of ems and we have another position we're recruiting this year for the ems director. >> [inaudible] >> so we certify all of the paramedics and investigate bad outcome from ambulance delivery to a hospital and protocols within the ambulances and type of services and level of service we provide is included in that ems role but we don't do the 911 call center. >> got it and the last question goes to the balance summary. i think it was back three slides. that one, yes. so i understand the 3% so we have a net savings next year of 23 million and then the next year we are a little over so they're going to call it a wash but we meet the two year goal of 3%. 3% is that correct? >> that's correct. and this often happens and our practice and going over the two years. >> balancing over the cycle. >> exactly and balancing to the bottom line and what you see here. >> my concern is if the 3% stays in place and i guess we're

it requires insurance companies to cover 100% of the costs associated with emergency ambulance and prehospital services. >> reporter: after today's announcement, macy o'thomas who lives in northeast and happened upon the press conference questioned the mayor about what increasing the cost to insurance companies would mean to residents' insurance pum like to give away money, generally. i've got this and i'm going to read it. i think that's an interesting question. >> what do you do to protect residents? >> we have an insurance commissioner, and the parameters for the affordable care and what insurance companies can spend on services and what they get in profit is very clear. so the affordable care act itself is a protection for consumers. and we wouldn't do anything to disadvantage our ratepayers. >> i have a background in public health. and so hearing them talk about reducing the nonemergency calls, i think it's extremely important. >> reporter: mark seagraves, news 4. >>> faced with decreasing ridership and increasing costs, metro's general manager says the agency is in trouble. and there's no light a

the fire brigade, the police, the ambulance service, they all have to go out with equipment that workshat the mod is saying is we could send our boys and girls out with broomsticks, it wouldn't matter. there's no comeback. and lawyers worry that bypassing the courts creates unfairness. you've suffered injury. you think that the employer, the organisation, the mod, is at fault, and yet you're asked to rely upon the mod to assess the compensation that it should pay you for the damage that it has caused you. that's not right. in a statement, the ministry of defence said... his ashes are with me... the mod‘s consultation on its proposals ends injust over a week. colin redpath hopes that, for the injured and families of the fallen, the new system ensures maximum safety and fairness. an afghan interpreter who worked alongside british troops says it will be a death sentence if the home office sends him back to afghanistan. javed hokta is applying for asylum for the second time after receiving threatening letters from the taliban. the former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown has described t

the overall response rate for the district ambulance service has improved, however the fire chief saysco, that'll stay to the south though. today, mostly cloudy, 65 for a high temperature. but a warmer than yesterday and we get even warmer tomorrow and friday. look at these temperatures, 74 degrees, normal high is 49. saturday up to 70, but showers in the afternoon and evening. clearing as we go into sunday. sunday quite a bit of a difference. 50 degrees, sunny and breezy, that is is the coolest day. >> thanks. >>> coming upping on midday, we'll have a live report from the mayor's new response times for fire and ems. >>> from nbc news this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio is 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> hello, everybody. welcome. it's wines day wednesday, february 22nd. that is a girl like you by easton corbin. >> i like how you said that with a little accent. >> yeah. "a girl like you." now, we have a terrific show today. we're going to catch up with the last man on earth, will forte. he is teaming up with one of his former "snl" cast mates on his emmy

it requires insurance companies to cover 100% of the costs associated with emergency ambulance and prehospital services. >> reporter: after today's announcement, macy o'thomas questioned the mayor about what increasing the cost to insurance companies would mean to residents' insurance premiums. >> insurance companies don't like to give away money, generally. i've got this, and i'm going to read it, but i think that's an interesting question. what do you do to protect residents? >> we have an insurance commissioner. the parameters for the affordable care and what insurance companies can spend on services and what they get in profit is very clear. so the affordable care act itself is a protection for consumers. and we wouldn't do anything to disadvantage our health. and so hearing them talk about reducing the nonemergency calls, i think is extremely important. >> reporter: mark segraves, news4. >>> the cost of the president's frequent trips to florida have drawn a lot of attention. a new analysis shows president trump is on pace to outspend president obama's entire time in office, eight years, in just on

it would require insurance companies to cover a larger share of emergency ambulance and pre-hospital medical services. new this morning.. we're finally getting a look at last week's close call involving actor harrison ford. newly released video shows his single-engine plane flying right over an american airlines jet. more than 100 people were on board that aircraft. the incident happened at john wayne airport in southern california. ford mistakenly landed on a taxiway instead of a runway. after landing, he asked controllers if that jet was "supposed" to be below him. the f-a-a is investigating the incident. now to the first 100 days... new department of homeland security rules are greatly expanding the number of undocumented immigrants subject to immediate deportation. the new guidelines do not reverse a 20-12 executive order protecting 750-thousand people brought to the u-s as children... the hiring of 15-thousand new immigration and border agents... and greater coordination with local police in making immigration arrests. meantime, president trump could sign a revised travel ban as soon as today. y

to tout the reforms, including what's changed since the district hired a private ambulance company to improve its service. the chief says they're responding much faster to residents who call 911 and improve their overall cardiac survival rate. but when it comes to advanced life support calls, he admits they're still falling short. in a er pear med paramedics, chief gregory dean wrote "we still struggle with the availability of medical units and our response times for first arriving paramedics on critical medical calls have not improved." the department just sent a statement that they are aggressively looking to add medic units in order to improve their response. you can look for more of the reporting throughout the day tomorrow. >> thank you, chris. >> take a listen, a contentious town hall meeting in virginia tonight. so many people showed up to hear from republican congressman dave brat they couldn't all fit inside the building. congressman brat represents virginia's seventh district. that includes culpepper and parts of spotsylvania county. he says right now washington needs to focus on health care an

legislation would require shins companies to cover costs associated with emergency ambulance and prehospital medical servicesme the white house said the plan to revoke federal guidelines mandating public schools to let transgenders students use bathrooms and locker rooms would match their chosen gender identity. that will be a reverse al. the trump administration said it thinks it's a state right issue. that sparked heated debate between jeff sessions and betsy devos, who is uncomfortable in she reportedly persuaded the administration to include language requiring schools to crack down on the bullying of transgender students. >>> ivanka trump and her daughter visited the supreme court this morning. they were invited to attend by justice anthony kennedy who he met during the president inauguration last month. they sat in the special visitors gallery. the first daughter later sent out a tweet saying she's very grateful for the opportunity to teach her daughter about the judicial system. >>> why a 13-year-old girl and her golden doodle were at the center of a high court ruling. >>> why a mother's intimate photo

way out because other roads are closed and more importantly, the only way in for emergency services for ambulance. we have a local volunteer fire department. they are wonderful but our professional fire crews at sarah toga can no longer get here. >> they say it is deteriorating from storm damage. ominous looking cracks have formed. there already have been mudslides. we talked to climbers who made it up black road but didn't know highway 35 was washed out. >> had no idea. no idea. we figured we would have heard on social media because the climbing community is so concentrated out here. nothing. >> reporter: sky 7 has the best view. we also hiked in today to get a closeup look. the road looks unstable, more could collapse especially with the next storm. there is also highway damage just to the south where another section is washed away forcing the closure of one lane. >> it's going to be, i think, years before they get some of these problems straightened out. years. >> reporter: cal trans has no estimate when highway 35 will reopen. in santa cruz county, david louie, abc 7 news. >>> san francisco p

district as far as ambulances go and we heard several times that amrs which are the basic transporting units several times throughout this afternoon were not enough throughout the city in service. so basically they ran out of ambulances throughout the day. unclear if that was the situation tonight, if that's why they decided to go to the hospital, but it seems like it was more of acting in a rash manner and transporting themselves to the hospital. > you mentioned before, today the mayor anouned her nomination for the new police chief meter newsham who had been serving as the interim chief, have you seen any sign of him down there yet. >> say that one more time. > have you been able to see peter new sham down there at this point, the city's acting police chief? >> tonight we've not. we did not 86789 we did not see the mayor, either. and we've not seen him yet tonight. granted this has only been an active scene for the last 30 minutes. i assume he probably went to the hospital first. that's where his officer were. we have not seen him at any of the shooting scenes. last night there were six other shootings in ward 8 so it's been an extremely violent time for the district. he sti

service. so it should happen very soon. the ambulance fleet is having solar panels installed to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and as the ambulance going for service there installed solar panels so that is an ongoing possibility sometime. boe is continuing to test and evaluate the new or updated thermal imaging cameras for our firefighters and once they are evaluations are complete it will transfer over to division of training which will continue further evaluation. we continue to have a staff member from dph onboard regarding our health and safety issues but we are expecting to receive a new permanent member in the rank of industrial hygienist by march of this year. i am happy to report given to capt. the bureau of equipment. this person has replaced assistant deputy chief lee darrah and its limon serrano was a former officer stationed eight on fourth and blocked him and he started earlier this month and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position. under division of training, under ems during this reporting per

we do the same on the ambulance side and cover the fees to provide ems services city-wide. as i mentioned previously there is a cpi medical increase built into the legislation that increases our fees every year. it's a little different on the ambulance side as compared to the prevention size because in general we get paid by prevention up front and in order to do the work we need to be paid for that work where on the ems side it's reimbursement basis and for example for medicare or medi-cal no matter how much you raise the fees you're not increasing the revenues you're bringing in and the fee increase affects private insurance but not medicare or medi-cal and when talking about federal uncertainty is changes to the affordable care act and how does that change the insurance demographics of the population that we're picking up? we're working -- a lot of people are obviously with potential changes in projecting that out and what does it actually mean to our population and does it mean less insured people? does it mean the payer mix is different? so those things are discussed ki